On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 05:43:43 GMT, "Lucy" > wrote:

>
>"Michael Odom" > wrote in message
.. .
>> We did tonight, anyway. I had to take some notes and start work on a
>> short piece I have to write on a painting show in the city this
>> afternoon, and we had an art benefit for an ailing friend this evening
>> in another gallery. In between the two, D and I killed some time
>> picking up blood oranges and gorgonzola and good oatmael at Central
>> Market. Next we quaffed some wine at Cafe Express (merlot for me and
>> a kooky Aussie shiraz for D) -- admittedly not a wine destination, but
>> it's usually okay for the likes of us. And it was so tonight.
>>
>> We decided to eat at the Stonleigh P. For ya'll who live where it's
>> colder than here, and for ya'll who live in Old Europe and Oz and
>> other such foreign lands, the Stonleigh P is a bar and grill across
>> Maple Ave. from the Stonleigh Hotel. The P was once the Stoneleigh
>> Pharmacy, but part of the neon sign burned out ages ago. Basically
>> the "harmacy" left the Pharmacy, and we were left with a "P" about the
>> time it was converted from a drug store to an eatery-***-bar back when
>> Nixon was on everybody's mind and Vietnam wasn't a cuisine option but
>> a quagmire in the making. They have a seriously cool juke box and
>> good burgers. http://www.stoneleighp.com/
>Michael,
>I heard a different version of why it is called the Stoneleigh P, instead of
>pharmacy. I've always heard they couldn't get a restaurant called a
>pharmacy, so the owner put correction fluid over the 'harmacy' on the
>documents, and left it the Stoneleigh P. I checked their website to see if
>they mentioned it, and sure enough.. this is the version that is on their
>site.
>Agree with you though, that they do have good food. Haven't tried a burger
>yet though.. will have to next time we're downtown.
>lucy
>
I see that you are right about the loss of "harmacy." Don't know
where I got my erroneous version.

Their burgers are really good, and so are their martinis, by the way.
Also, I really like the queso verde cheese dip and the artichoke
appetizer.


modom

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